The vote to eliminate State special ed class size limits, and to eliminate the State 70/30 rule – the 30 percent limit on the percentage of students with an IEP that can be in a regular general ed class – will be first at the Board of ISBE, and then at JCAR.

On Wednesday, January 22, and on Thursday, January 23, at the ISBE office at 100 N. First Street in Springfield, the Board of ISBE will first take Public Comment and later vote on removing every word in the current 226.730, and replacing those words with a new local Staffing Plan.

Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education:

Gery J. Chico, Chicago, chairman@isbe.net

Vice Chair:
Steven R. Gilford, Evanston

Secretary:
Vinni M. Hall, ChicagoMembers:
James W. Baumann, Lake Bluff
Andrea S. Brown, Marion
David L. Fields, Danville
Melinda A. LaBarre, Springfield
Curt Bradshaw, Naperville

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) will vote ONLY if the ISBE…